From the Managing Editor

We have been receiving encouraging feedback from some of the esteemed readers of the Journal of Defence Studies (JDS) about the quality of its content and the subjects covered. However, we are also aware that we have quit a distance to travel. With that aim, we are now being more selective in accepting the articles for publication in JDS. The present issue carries four articles and four book reviews. The articles deal with maritime security; the military and political activities of one of the ancient kingdoms of south India; China’s peculiar strategy of warfare; and, performance evaluation of Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) in India.